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Which type of Fish Oil is best?? How to take care of them.

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In Reply to: Which type of Fish Oil is best?? posted by JD on July 07, 2003 at 00:10:28:

JD,

You don't necessarily need the best product, whatever that means. You just need one that works for you and that will depend on your body's needs. As for safety, you can't really tell from the documents on Sears' website how much safer it is than the Carlson's. You would have to get them to provide specific data along with getting your hands on similar info about the carlson's. Also consider that your body is probably constantly being bombarded by all sorts of contaminants many times more potent than probably what you will find in the carlson's, which is considered by many to be excellent quality.

Most people get what they need from the less expensive carlson's, others get it from even cheaper products. The best judge of what your body needs and what it can handle is your body. You don't have to trust anyone's hype. Just let your body be the judge.

If i were you, i would just try the carlson's and see if you get what you need from it. If it doesn't do the trick, you can always move to the more expensive sears products.

I personally use the carlson's brand. Decent quality, more expensive than most brands in the healthfood store, but cheaper of course than the sears. I used to buy omega3s cheaper than the carlson, but i sometimes had trouble handling the poor quality.

Good luck.

Paul

In Reply to: Which type of Fish Oil is best?? posted by JD on July 07, 2003 at 00:10:28:

You can direct any questions direct to Carlson. I have done so in the past, and they are extremely helpful. There website is at www.carlsonlabs.com

In Reply to: Which type of Fish Oil is best?? posted by JD on July 07, 2003 at 00:10:28:

I have been using Costco's fish oil supplement. The only thing I notice is that my skin isn't nearly as itchy as it used to be....when I slack off and don't take 3 capsules a day, the itchiness will come back.

I just started researching other fish oils as I wanted to start my husband on it for his arthritis. I was listening to a Dr. Ronald Hoffman on a radio talk show (he's based in NY). He considers Costco brand to be inferior and suggested two brands, one of which I remembered - Mega Omega which is available on his website. I have listened to Dr. Hoffman's radio show for a long time and he seems knowledgeable and leans to prevention and not suppression so I value his opinion.

I would like to hear from others if anyone knows of other high quality brands. I hate buying stuff only to have it give no results...my cupboard is already full of supplements.

In Reply to: Which type of Fish Oil is best?? posted by JD on July 07, 2003 at 00:10:28:

Hi, JD.

Personally, I use the cheapest brand of the well known manufacturers. It is pretty hard to mess up processing omega 3s from fish oil. Be sure you keep it in the refrigerator once opened. All major manufacturers pack them in nitrogen or carbon dioxide to prevent oxidation so they do not need to be refrigerated until the seal is broken.

Hope this helps.

Walt

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In Reply to: Which type of Fish oil? (Most important is how you care for them after opening posted by Walt Stoll on July 08, 2003 at 08:05:36:

Walt,

I emailed a question about refrigeration to Carlson, about their Salmon Oil. I noticed that they did not state on the label to refrigerate after opening, and I was wondering why. I do, none the less, still refrigerate after opening. Here is the response I received back.

"It is true that fish oils are very easily oxidized. Unless the fish oil is carefully extracted and immediately prepared, the chance of being oxidized is high. Carlson fish oils are manufactured as soon as possible after being extracted from the fish. The fish are caught in the fjords of Norway and immediately processed and packaged. The result of this process is a fish oil that is very pure and extremely low in oxidative byproducts. The upper limit for peroxide value in Carlson's fish oils is 10 meq/mg. An average figure for Carlson's Salmon Oil is 0.99 meq/kg. This is less than one tenth of the permitted level. We have never had an indication that even one of our fish oil products was oxidized.

You should not be concerned with oxidation as long as you are taking Carlson's Salmon Oil soft gels. They are of the highest quality available. Carlson fish oil soft gels do not need to be refrigerated after opening since each soft gel is its own "container". However, if you are still concerned there would be no harm done by refrigerating or freezing the soft gels. The liquid fish oils do require refrigeration after opening to limit the oxidation process."

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In Reply to: Re: Which type of Fish oil? (Most important is how you care for them after opening posted by marker on July 08, 2003 at 08:21:48:

Thanks, Marker.

It is true that a gel capsule will help REDUCE the amount of oxygen getting to the oil but it will not (by any stretch of the imagination) prevent it. The oxygen in the air is, by far, the most important cause of rancidity in any of these products!

Hope this helps.

Walt